Music-rack



R. W. CATHCART.

` Music RAQK. APPLICATION FILED DEC. I0. 19H?.

Patented 'July 13,? '1920;'

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UNITED STATES' ROYAL. W.- cerHQART, Orf-@Lene @Hio- MUSIC-RACK.

Speciflation 0f Letters .Pa-'ent- Y Patented July 13,192.0..

Application led December 10,` 13.18, Serial No. 266,110.

To 'all whom t may concern.' d

Be it known that lf, ROYAL W. -CATHGART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Im- Y proveniente in Musicdtacks, of V,which the following is a specification. This invention has reference-toa sheet music holder orrack.

An object of the invention is to produce a device of this character which is collapsif ble so that the same may be folded to provide a small package when not in use; one

wherein the sheet music will be positivelyV and properly lieldjby simple and inexpensive means, and one wherein the rack is sus,-

ceptibleto a turning movement so that on the line lf-4 of Fig. 1; L

pieces having four pages of music, or more strictly speaking music printed on theopposite sides of two sheets may have all of the pages thereof presented to the performer wi-thout necessitating the turning of such pages.

A further. object is to produce a device of this character which shall be of a comparatively 'simple construction and which may be cheaply manufactured and marketed.

Other objects and advantages will present themselves as the nature'of-the invention and the details of the construction are more fully set forth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improvement upon a tripod;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view approximately on the line 2 2 Vof Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view approximately on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view approximately Fig. 5 is a view showing the device in its folded or collapsed position; Y

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the slidable arms; v

Fig. 7 is a similar view of one ofthe base or ledge members; Fig. 8 is a similar view of the head block and sleeve formed therewith; and

Fig. 9 is a detail view of the neck mem# ber employed. ,t a The tripod 10 may comprise any desired number of telescopic sections which are supported upon the usual foldable legs 11 thatv are sustained in both their openV and closed positions by the brace members 12 connected to the slide 13.

- The upper or outermost telescopic section has its outer end provided lwith *an* angu- 1 larly arranged neckpiece 14:' which is round in cross section and which has 1 provided thereon an outstanding stud 15.

The improvement `eiiiloodes a block or casting which I shall refer to as the head block and which is indicated by the numeral 16. The block, upon one ofits straight faces,and at its lower. edge is formed with spaced outstanding flanges 17h17, and the said block, inward of thesaid flanges is formed o r `otherwise 'providedy with a depending slecve 1Sv that is adapted vto receive therein the neck piece 14. The sleevefat the outer end thereof is preferably thickened and'milled as at 19 and from its said outer end is provided with a slot describing a straight paSSLge 2O and a spiraled passage 21 communicating with the said straight passage. The straight passage, has the wall describing the upper end thereof formed with a notch 22 designedto receive the stud 15 and hold the head block on the neck in one position. The notch is comparatively shallow, and a pressure upon the milled end of the sleeve to turn 'the latter will cause the sleeve to ride off of the stud and permit the stud to travel in the serpentine passage of the slot, so that the head block will be revolved around the neck piece 141 a distance equaling one-half `of a circle and as a con-v block, and theelements associated therewith, i

hereinafter to be referred to are suflicient to cause the turning of the vdevice without manual or other influence.

The blockl, between the flanges 17--17 thereof is Vprovided with an upwardly eX- tendiiig arm 23, and this arm is centrally formed with alongitudinal depressed or channeled portion 24. Secured to the lower end of the arm, or'if desired to a suitable enlargement 25 formed on the sleeve 18 `is a spring finger 26 which is normally bowedor arranged at a curvature'and which has its outer free end offset or provided with an angulariextension 27 designed to be' received in a notch or bifurcated portion 28 on the outer'end of the arm 23,." vBy this arrangefnger26 forcing the said central portion of the music sheet into the channel 24 of the arm 23, and the offset end 27 of the finger frictionally engaging between the arms of the notched portion 28 of the arm will be effectively locked thereon.

Pivotally secured, as at 29 to the block 1G, and to the opposite sides of the arm 23 are the base pieces 30 of the rack. These pieces are preferably formed each of a single piece of suitable metal slitted or cut at a curvature from adjacent the centers thereof and the metal between the slit and the inner or pivotedends of the strip being bent at right angles to provide ledges 3l and these ledges rest on the flanges 17 of the head block when the device is in its set up position. The edges of the members 30 are disposed opposite the edges of the arm23, and when folded will contact therewith. 'Ihemembers 30, outward of the ledges are formed each with an elongated slot 32 and the said members have their outer ends rounded.

The end arms are each indicated by the numeral 33 and are preferably of a less length than the central arm 23. The end arms are centrally formed with a longitudinal grooveor channel 34 and the outer ends of the said arms have secured thereto flat right angularly disposed base members or blocks 35i The members 35 are designed to contact with the lower edges of the outer portions of the members 30, being held in such contacting relation through the meybase of the construction.

dium of binding elements 36 carried by the arms, passing through the slots 32 and binding against the said members 30. The binding elements in reality serve mostly as guides and supports for the arms and also provide means whereby the said arms may be longitudinally adjusted on the vledged When the arms are moved outwardly of the ledged base so Vth at the binding elements will be brought to the outer ends of theslots 32the said arms may be swung over the ledged base, one of the edges of each of the said arms resting directly on the ledge 3l of the respective members 30. 1

Each of the base members 35 has secured thereto an arched spring finger 37, and each of the arms upon the outer edge thereof and adjacent to the upper corner is preferably formed with agi extension to which is pivoted, as'at 38 a catch member The catch is designed Vto contact vwith the respective lingers 37 after the sheet music has been engaged by the said fingers and forced thereby into the grooves of the arms so as to effectively clamp the music on the arms. The vcatch members engaging with the outer faces of the lingers do not interfere with the length of the music sheet, and when the same are actuated to releasing position the spring fingers 37 will automatically spring away from engagement with the sheet music, disengaging the ends thereof. In a like and operation of the improvement will be fully apparent without further detailed description. .1 v f Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is l Y j l. In combination with alsupport Yhaving an angle neck onf-he outer end thereof and a lateral stud on said neck, of a music rack including a sleeveremovably journaledon said neck, said sleeve, from the outer end thereof having a slot therein describing a straight passage and a spiral passage com- `drawings,.that the construction, advantages inunicating with said straight passage, the

inner wall of the straight passage having a notch designed to engage with ythe stud when the sleeve is in one position on the neck to hold the rack in such position and the saidr stud adapted to enter the spiral passage when the sleeve vis turned to reverse the face of the rackwithrespect to the Vsupport. f i

2. In a music rack,'the ycombination with a support having an angle neck provided with anoutstanding stud; of a spirally slotted sleeve having a notch in one of the walls thereof that communicates with the slot and arranged on the neck and receiving the lug in the slot thereof, a blocken the sleeve,

spaced flanges on one of the faces thereof, pivoted members on the lug resting on the flanges when in one position, and an archedspring finger between the flanges, as and for the purpose set forth. i

3. The combination-with a support; of a sleeve removably journaled thereon susceptibleto a spiral movement in a horizontal direction to present either of the faces ofV the said sleeve to one of the sides of the support, a headed block on the sleeve having spaced flanges thereon, members pivoted to the headed block and resting on the flanges thereon when in one position, a longitudinally grooved arm on the block between the flanges having its outer end notched, and a spiral spring secured to the block having an angle end to be received/f in the notch of the arm Vto hold the spring finger against the arm, as and for the pur-I pose set forth. l

In testimony whereof I afHX my signature.

ROYAL W. CATHCART. 

